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Anne Hutchinson birth
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Anne Hutchinson
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Young Anne and her family move to London.
Anne Hutchinson was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Marbury. In 1605, Anne and her family moved to London where she was exposed to life in the capital and to new ideas. She was especially introduced to Puritanism. -
Anne marries the merchant William Hutchinson.
Anne was married at age twenty-one in Lincolnshire, England to William Hutchinson. William and Anne had twelve babies. They sadly lost three to infant mortality. -
Anne Hutchinson and her husband followed Protestant Minister John Cotton to New England.
Anne Hutchinson and her family followed Minister John Cotton in 1634. Anne began holding religious meetings in her home and quickly drew crowds of 60 to 80 men and women on a weekly basis. There, she shared her own interpretations of Cotton’s teachings. This led to the Antinomian Controversy. -
Thomas Hooker addressed the antinomian teachings of Anne Hutchinson and John Wheelwright.
Thomas Hooker participated in attempts by the colony's leaders to deal with the dissenting views of Anne Hutchinson. Thomas Hooker was elected one of the two ministers who preside over a synod. It was assembled in August and September 1637 to address the antinomian teachings of Anne Hutchinson. -
Authorities began to recognize Anne Hutchinson's views were the reason for conflict in the colony.
Authorities began to notice Anne Hutchinson was speaking out and preaching what they felt was against scripture. They felt this was causing conflict in the colony. They needed to do something to eliminate the problem. -
Anne Hutchinson was called before the General Court.
The reasons for calling Hutchinson to court were very vague. They claimed Anne Hutchinson was holding meetings not fitting for her sex, promoting divisive opinons, and dishonoring the ministers. For these reasons she was called to court. -
At Anne's second day at court the hearing was a draw.
By the end of the second day, Anne's hearing was a draw, and it looked as though Hutchinson would be released with a censure and an admonition. Thinking things were going well Hutchinson moved beyond the carefully worded and scripturally supported answers of her previous testimony. -
Anne is banished from Boston for her religious and feminist beliefs.
Anne Hutchinson stepped outside the boundries of how a woman was meant to act and what women were meant to do. Anne also crossed the line with her religous views. The court decided she was committing heresy and had to be banished. -
Anne Hutchinson takes her six still-young children to the Dutch colony.
After her husband, William Hutchinson died, Anne moved her six still-young children to the Dutch colony (now New York). There all but one daughter were killed in an Indian raid in 1643. This was a horrible tragedy. -
Anne Hutchinson's death
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The Anne Hutchinson Memorial Association and the State Federation of Women's Clubs erected a statue of Anne Hutchinson.
The Anne Hutchinson Memorial Assiociation and the State Federation of Women's Clubs erected a staue of Anne Hutchinson in 1922. It was sculpted by artist Cyrus Dallin. It was in front of the Massachuetts State house in Boston.
